Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announces in light of the current events, the upcoming elections in the state will be postponed, and as a result the April 4th election will be moved to June 20th. Ardoin says the state has 3-million registered voters that vote at more than two-thousand polling locations across the state.
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Ardoin met with the Governor’s Office, Unified Command Group and Health officials and a consensus was reached that delaying the Presidential Primary elections is in the best interest of public safety.
The National Federation of Independent Business says 74% of businesses are reporting they are not currently being impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. NFIB state director Dawn Starns says about 18% of small business owners are not concerned about the pandemic at all.
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COVID-19 may be on everyone’s minds, but seasonal viruses and problems are still lingering. LSU Health New Orleans Infectious Disease Expert Dr. Fred Lopez says the flu is still prevalent and it’s not too late to get a vaccine. Lopez says symptoms come on about five days after exposure, and there’s really three symptoms that stand out in a clear majority of COVID-19 infections.
While everyone’s attention is focused on COVID-19, a suspected Capitol City arsonist is believed to have targeted four buildings last night, resulting in the complete destruction of a lawyer’s office.
Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesperson Curt Monte says they do believe the cases were related.
Two vacant houses, an office building, and the attorney’s office were targeted.